Augusta County: David H. Evans to Mary Anna Sibert,
November 19, 1868
Summary:
Evans writes to Sibert with family news and discusses the slow mails and plans
for a visit.
Nov 19th 1868
Staunton
My Dear Mollie
I looked for a letter from you this Morning my love but was sadly disappointed I wrote you by Hamie on last Monday
but he did not leave until Tuesday and I felt
Confident that I would get a letter this Morning from you My love I will not
blame you for I Know it was not your fault for if they had of been a regular mail I Know I would gotten a
letter from you. I do hope that your Pa will have
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a Post office established when he returns home Ada received a letter from him on Yesterday he Stated in the
letter that he would be home the latter part of this week provided he left New
York on Monday.
My love I will be up Saturday if I live.
Magnus is talking of Coming up with me I hope he will I can't say for certain that he will come for
you Know Magnus. Ada said last night that she was going
to write to her Ma that I was afraid to Come up
Saturday you tell
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your Ma that I am coming if I live & that I
will take all the blame on myself. My love I love you
with true devotion of my heart & Soul, I love you with unchanging
devotion heart soul mind & strength and Ever
shall as long as I live you are the only one in this world I love I Can not
Express my love for you My only love of this Earth. All are well all send love I
Send a loving Kiss you. My love to your Ma Hamie to
all. I love you with my whole heart
Your Loveing
D H Evans
